Buhuși

Buhuși (Romanian pronunciation: [buˈhuʃʲ]; Yiddish: באהוש‎ Bohush) is a town in Bacău County, Romania with a population of 14,562 (2011). It was first mentioned in the 15th century when it was named "Bodești" and was a property of an important family of Boyars named "Buhuș".

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1930 8,655—    
1948 8,198−5.3%
1956 12,382+51.0%
1966 15,341+23.9%
1977 20,148+31.3%
1992 21,621+7.3%
2002 21,993+1.7%
2011 14,562−33.8%
Source: Census data
This article is about the Romanian town. For the Hasidic dynasty, see Bohush (Hasidic dynasty).
Buhuși
Town
Location in Bacău County
Buhuși
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°42′54″N 26°42′15″E
Country Romania
CountyBacău
Government
 • MayorVasile Zaharia[1] (PSD)
Area
39.86 km2 (15.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
14,562
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BC
Websitewww.primariabuhusi.ro

The town had the biggest textile factory in south-eastern Europe. But the factory has drastically reduced its capabilities after 1989 and currently employs less than 200 workers. The Runc Monastery (built in 1457), located near Buhuși, is one of the famous monasteries built by Stephen the Great of Moldavia in Moldavia during the Ottoman Wars in the 15th century.

Buhuși has five primary schools and one high school, the Ion Borcea Technical College. The town administers two villages, Marginea and Runcu.

Jewish community

Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman, son of Rabbi Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhin, founded the Bohush Hasidic dynasty here in the mid-nineteenth century. The dynasty moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1951.[3]

Notable residents

References
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. Friedman, Yisroel. The Golden Dynasty: Ruzhin, the royal house of Chassidus. Jerusalem: The Kest-Lebovits Jewish Heritage and Roots Library, 2nd English edition, 2000, p. 262.
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